School children in Sunderland have created a quilt to help raise awareness of Holocaust Memorial Day on next week. Pupils from Grangetown Primary have created the patchwork quilt, designing individual squares based on the memories and experiences of Jewish children who fled to Britain to escape Nazi persecution before the Second World War. The […]
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Sunderland pupils to find the road to success at Nissan visit
Young people from across Sunderland will be gaining knowledge of a career in advanced manufacturing at a special event at Nissan. This comes as part of the Work Discovery Sunderland programme, which is a number of sector days that are organised to give young people the opportunity to get an in-depth insight […]
Sunderland to celebrate Chinese New Year
The city of Sunderland will be hosting its first ever Chinese New Year celebrations to celebrate the Year of the Monkey. A full programme of events including an appearance by dragons and traditional lion dancing will take place at Keel Square on Sunday, Feb 7, with the hope that hundreds of families […]
New £26.5m investment to secure 300 jobs at Nissan Sunderland
Nissan have announced a vote of confidence in European manufacturing by awarding production of future generation electric vehicle (EV) batteries to the company’s manufacturing facility in Sunderland. Representing a £26.5m investment, this commitment will safeguard 300 highly-skilled jobs in manufacturing, maintenance and engineering at Nissan’s advanced lithium-ion battery plant in […]
North East unemployment rate has gone down
The number of people employed within the North East has risen, which has brought the regional unemployment rate down. Employment in the North East stands at 69.8 per cent – an increase of 38,000 over the quarter and 23,000 over the year, which compares to 74 per cent of people employed nationally. Paul […]
#Grantsnotdebt: Parents say scrapping grants will discourage their children from applying to universities
SR News’ Sophie Dishman spoke to staff and a student at the University of Sunderland who are concerned about the changes. You can listen to it below. New research by the National Union of Students (NUS) shows parents are concerned the Government’s plan to scrap maintenance grants will discourage their […]
Compensation claims made to Wokingham Council about potholes have nearly trebled
A Freedom of Information request to Wokingham Borough Council has revealed that the number of compensation claims paid out from the council have risen. Figures show claims paid-out from the council have gone up from 37 in 2012 all the way to 101 in 2014, with a total of £4,884.12 […]
Investigations and accidents increase in UK theme parks
Top UK theme parks have seen a rise in the number of investigations and dangerous occurrences, SR News Freedom of Information (FOI) request shows. The FOI was sent out to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The data gained is on the amount of times HSE investigated the top 10 theme […]
SR News investigation: Are Britain’s open prisons too open?
An investigation by SR News has found that 181 prisoners have absconded from open prisons throughout UK in 2015. It has also emerged that more than one thousand have gone walkabouts from all the open prisons across the country. Derbyshire’s HMP Sudbury alone had 36 prisoner escapes during 2014/15 and they […]
Stylish places to take your date this Valentines Day
Whether you’re the type of couple who enjoys a weekend away or a quiet drink in a quirky cocktail bar, check out our most stylish places to spend Valentines Day in the North! Newton Hall, Northumberland Newton Hall is a Georgian boutique hotel located just an hour away from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, […]